What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

AWESOME, thank you.
When it starts getting really loud (120+db) it starts falling on its face and breaking up. I'm going to solve that by helping the 6x9's with boxes and narrow the range of frequencies they play, add 4" midrange, and move the tweeter crossover point up a 1/2 octave. I think I can get 124/125ish out of it.

A 25 year old PPI 50x2 amp, a JL 500w monoblock, and 5.5 volts of input out of the preamp. I'm super happy with all of it.

 

Got the @RelentlessFabrication bumper finally installed. Just have to cut the liners and fine tune the fitment. Waiting on crimping tools so I can install the Trigger 4 Plus to power the led bar.

 

Added sleeping accommodations

 

Hand wash

 

Replaced the bushings and uniballs on my TC UCAs which were squeaky as all hell and absolutely shot.


Since Every truck project has taken longer than I thought for various reasons (mostly rust, FUCK YOU WISCONSIN). I told my wife I’d need between 2 and 6 hours today to do the work. It might have been five. Should have been 2.

Clips were rusted to the uniballs, spacers were seized to each other or to the ball or to the spindle. Battery tray settled a little Under the weight of the heavy ass AGM batter and made it hard to get the UCA bolt in and out. When I mounted a finished UCA to the truck, the clip was facing the wrong way and sheered off a little piece of a spacer, so I had to take that side all apart and reseat the clip. Had to sand and paint the under side rim of the UCAs since they were rusted. On and one.

Thank god I only have to do that every two or three years. Also that shit is expensive. $290 for the uniballs, the uniball tools, the bushings.


Mid day beer to motivate me...

 

The amount of BS people have dealt with working on aftermarket UCAs and LCAs makes me feel like it would be worth buying a second set and just swapping them out. Then you can sell the old ones or work on them at your leisure for the next service.

 

Put new uppers and lowers on this weekend

 

It is more about getting the right upper and lower for what you do with your truck and where you live. I have JBA uppers and LOVE them. The moog ball joints are easy to replace and readily available. I also live in the northeast and have to deal with salt and sand. They also have zerk.fittings on the bushings and Ball joints. I am installing Dirt King lowers next weekend. Once again, moog BJ, and greasable zerks all around. This time I am putting antiseize on the cam bolts though.

 

JBA UCA's use extremely common full size Chevy truck ball joints. They last forever, never squeak, require very little maintenance, and if the ball joints do go out you can go to any auto parts store in any town USA and buy them. They bolt in with common hand tools.

Uni-balls were developed for racing applications and their squeak is inconsequential to a racer that maintains them before every race.

 

Sweet.

LMAO!!!

 

That's a good idea, I really can't believe they designed it with that angle.

 

Upgraded to 35's from 33's. Replaced the chrome step bars for these.

 

Found and installed a used Decked System on FB marketplace! Next step mattress topper and I'm on the road.

Surprised at how sturdy and smooth the drawers are.

 

Added a third brake light to the Softopper. Need to go back and add a disconnect to it for easy removal, but I’ll get to that soon enough.

 

Finally bought a scangauge 2 and mounted.



Also got in a ram laptop mount to make work a bit easier on site.

 

Swapping out the uniballs on my TCs was a hassle, and it took forever because of the rust. Otherwise I’d say it’s a two hour job every two or three years? Just keep them clean and maintain the Dry lube.

 

You are off my shit list officially

 

Uninstalling tonight.

 

I have the same setup. How did the sound deadner work?
The shop that installed my system (I'm a stereo dumb-dumb) said if I would take the plastic off, the subs would be louder. The manager of the shop did it to his personal Tacoma. What do you think about that? lol